A SHOP worker is in hospital after an attack in a store on Friday.

Detectives from Cleveland Police were called to the Westbourne Grove shop at around 4.30pm on Friday.

The victim is now in critical condition and is being treated on the intensive care unit at the James Cook University Hospital.

Cleveland Police officers were currently conducting extensive enquiries and have appealed for anyone with information about the incident, or anyone who witnessed it, to come forward.

Anyone who can help police with their investigations should call 101.

  • A 35-year-old man has been charged with robbery and attempted murder following an alleged incident at the Lifestyle Shop North Ormesby in  Middlesbrough at around 4.30pm on Friday.